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On the validity of conventional statistical tests given evidence of nonsynchronous trading and nonlinear dynamics in returns generating process: a further note

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Given the growing empirical evidence that returns predictability follows an evolutionary path, it calls into question not only the usefulness of conventional statistical tests of market efficiency as highlighted by Saadi et al. (2006), but also the adequacy of the efficient markets hypothesis to explain observed market dynamics.

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  • Kian-Ping Lim & Robert Brooks, 2009. "On the validity of conventional statistical tests given evidence of nonsynchronous trading and nonlinear dynamics in returns generating process: a further note," Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 16(6), pages 649-652.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:apeclt:v:16:y:2009:i:6:p:649-652
    DOI: 10.1080/13504850601032040
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